Phlebotomist Job Silver Spring area,Maryland USA,Healthcare

Position: Phlebotomist 5598

Location: Silver Spring, MD |
Schedule: Contract, full-time, M-F 8am to 4:00pm, on-site |
Compensation: Not specified

Overview

A healthcare services provider is seeking a Phlebotomist to support laboratory operations on a contract basis, with potential for permanent placement. This role is essential to ensuring accurate specimen collection, handling, and processing to support patient care and diagnostic testing.

What you'll do

Perform blood draws, label specimens, centrifuge specimens, and record maintenance data and decontamination activities
Update patient information and maintain accurate records
Collect and store specimens according to established procedures
Clearly and courteously explain the venipuncture process and other specimen collection methods (e.g., urine or fecal) to patients
Demonstrate technique using straight needles and/or butterfly needles
Fully understand and follow physicians' orders
Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes; label, centrifuge, split, and freeze specimens as required by test order
Check all test requisitions or computer labels against scripts to ensure 100% accuracy
Package specimens for transport
Store specimen samples at required temperatures, place samples in appropriate collection containers/tubes, label accurately, and follow protocol-specific procedures to maintain specimen integrity during transport
Understand and comply with OSHA and DEP regulations
Attend annual department trainings
Answer telephone calls and relay laboratory results to satisfy inquiries

Required qualifications

Valid Phlebotomy certification for the state of employment, as required in some states
Minimum of 5 work experience performing venipunctures in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 1 year of experience

Compensation and benefits

Benefits are available

Why this role

This contract position offers the potential to transition into a permanent role, along with available benefits, for a phlebotomist looking to apply their skills in a fast-paced lab or hospital setting.